llevar preterite conjugation
Llevar (to carry/wear/take) in the preterite: llevé, llevaste, llevó, llevamos, llevasteis, llevaron.
Pretérito indefinido Preterite
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the preterite
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Llevar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Llevar in a sentence
- Llevo una chaqueta roja.I'm wearing a red jacket.
- Llevó a su hijo al colegio.He took his son to school.
Regular verb; also used in 'llevar + time' to express duration, e.g., 'llevo dos años aquí'.
FAQ
What is the preterite of llevar?
Llevar in the Spanish preterite: yo llevé, tú llevaste, él/ella/usted llevó, nosotros llevamos, vosotros llevasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes llevaron.
Is llevar irregular in the preterite?
No. In the preterite llevar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so llevé follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish preterite?
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How is the preterite formed?
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
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